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Friday, March 20, 2015

Guest Post and Giveaway: LOOKING FOR LOVE by Ashelyn Drake

Today, author Ashelyn Drake is stopping by with a guest post, for her LOOKING FOR LOVE blog tour! Here's a little about the book, in case you've missed it:

Mike Hannigan is looking for love in all the wrong places. Maybe that’s because having his heart torn to shreds by who he thought was the perfect girl left some emotional scarring. But that’s about to change.

Summer Patterson isn’t like anyone Mike’s dated before, and he can’t help but be intrigued by her. Now if only he could keep his foot out of his mouth long enough to win her over. But when a secret involving Summer brings Mike’s past crashing back to the present, he’ll need some backup from his best friend and wingwoman, Mindy, to sort out the mess.

For those who know me as Kelly Hashway, you’re well aware that I write just about everything under the sun. Okay, not everything. But I do write picture books, middle grade fantasy adventure, and young adult paranormal. So why did I decide to branch out and write romance under the name Ashelyn Drake?

Simple. Who doesn’t love love? You know that feeling of first laying eyes on someone and sensing something good is about to happen? Yes, I’m aware that’s not love—unless you believe in love at first sight. I’ve never experienced that though. I have experienced the kind of love that makes the rest of the world fall away so it’s just you and the person you’re in love with in that moment in time. I’ve also experienced heartbreak and how difficult relationships can be. And what I’ve learned is that love can be all consuming. It can be the best feeling in the world. But you have to work at it. It doesn’t come easily, but what thing that’s worth fighting for actually does, right?

The problem with love is that once you experience that first look, that first touch, that first kiss, you can’t get it back. Unless...you’re a writer or reader who can relive the experience over and over again in books.

So why do I write about love? Because it allows me to fall in love again with each book and cheer on my characters as they try to find their happily ever afters.

Right now, you can read the other books in the series for FREE. Find them on Kindle and Nook as individual books

or all together in one boxset. (The boxset does not include Looking For Love.)

Ashelyn Drake is a New Adult and Young Adult
romance author. While it’s rare for her not to have either a book in hand or
her fingers flying across a laptop, she also enjoys spending time with her
family. She believes you are never too old to enjoy a good swing set and
there’s never a bad time for some dark chocolate. She is represented by Sarah
Negovetich of Corvisiero Literary Agency.